Originally aired on 12/28/09 on CNNs Anderson Cooper 360. Charles Peña, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, provides perspective on the fairness and effectiveness of the new TSA security measures implemented after the attempted bombing on Christmas day.

Originally aired on 12/18/09 on FoxNews.com Freedom Watch. Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, discusses economic landmarks of 2009, including the increasing demand for Federal Reserve transparency, and also looks forward at the possible outcomes of government economic intervention in 2010.

Civil strife in Iraq continues and instability may only increase after the January elections. U.S. withdrawal has become an acceptable strategy in Washington, but will it be tenable if violence escalates and Iraq unravels again?